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  E-com transactions thru banking channel rise 14pc in April amid shutdown

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 10:46pm on July 09, 2020

  E-commerce transactions through the banking channel increased by 13.57 per cent or Tk 30.4 crore in April, the first month of the government announced shutdown...

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  JS passes bill extending BB governor’s age limit amid protests

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:19pm on July 09, 2020

  Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday passed the Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2020, extending the age limit of the governor of the central bank to 67 years...

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  BFIU orders freezing of accounts of Crest Securities and its directors

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:49am on July 09, 2020

  Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has directed all the scheduled banks to freeze all the bank accounts of Crest Securities, its managing director Md Shahid Ullah...

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  Agrani Bank holds 670th board meeting virtually

  | Updated at 10:43pm on July 08, 2020

  Agrani Bank’s 670th board meeting was held through video conference on Tuesday, said a press release. Bank’s chairman Zaid Bakht, directors Mahmuda Begum, Kashem Humayan...

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  Prime Bank to give collateral-free loans for BACCO members

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:40pm on July 08, 2020

  Prime Bank and Bangladesh Association of Call Center and Outsourcing (BACCO) on Wednesday launched an alliance to facilitate financing for the entrepreneurs in the field...

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  BB injects Tk 7,386cr into banking system against dollars in 4 months

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 10:33pm on July 08, 2020

  The Bangladesh Bank has injected around Tk 7,386 crore in the country’s banking system during the coronavirus pandemic by way of purchasing dollars from the banks....

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  Bill to extend BB governor age limit placed before JS

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 03:46pm on July 08, 2020

  The Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was placed before parliament on Wednesday to extend the age limit of the governor of the central bank to...

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  HSBC completes 1st receivables finance transaction for Bangladeshi exporter

  Business Desk | Updated at 11:29pm on July 07, 2020

  The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Bangladesh completed its first Receivables Finance Transaction for Bangladeshi readymade garment exporter M&J Group, said...

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  StanChart extends assistance to N’ganj COVID19 patients

  Business Desk | Updated at 11:28pm on July 07, 2020

  Standard Chartered Bank has pledged to bear the partial daily treatment cost of 80 COVID-19 patients at the SAJIDA Hospital Narayanganj, which has been converted...

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  Mahmudul new BEPZA member

  Business Desk | Updated at 11:26pm on July 07, 2020

  Joint secretary Md Mahmudul Hossain Khan has joined the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority as member (investment promotion), said a press release. According to the...